The powerful burst of magic turned the area within a 200-meter radius of Xu Xiao into a sea of fire, and the fire was showing a tendency to continue spreading into the distance.
Unlike ordinary Rune Magic or elemental magic, Xu Xiao uses Arcane Energy driven by magic runes sculpted with his own spiritual power, which is infinitely close to the source of magic power in this world, and its destructive power is extraordinary.
If Xu Xiao's magic runes weren't not 100% complete, and if he had only used a slight amount of his full power, he could have turned everything within a radius of one or two kilometers into scorched earth with a single strike.
Limited by his mortal body, Xu Xiao's current strength can only be described as powerful, but not invincible.
"Huh? He's still alive? Interesting!"
Xu Xiao's mental power sensed a fleeting mental fluctuation in the far distance, knowing it belonged to the eavesdropper from before.
This world does not possess the peculiar power of Divine Sense that can replace the eyes for exploration, but the development of spiritual power is essentially no different.
Xu Xiao discovered that there was also a Spirit Realm in this world that was closely connected to the physical plane of reality. Even though he was only a reincarnation of a true spirit, he could still use the Spirit Realm to detect enemies.
Although it's not as miraculously useful as Divine Sense, almost comparable to eyes, it's still passable.
At this moment, under Xu Xiao's mental power perception, the mental fluctuation not only did not escape, but instead rushed over in the opposite direction.
It looks like they've come for revenge.
"Bastard! Bastard! I'm going to kill you!!"
Katarina's figure flickered rapidly through the charred, fiery forest, consumed by rage.
Her once-proud, beautiful red hair was singed into curly curls by the intense heat of the Arcane Energy, and the hooded suit she wore to conceal her identity was torn off, revealing her cool and comfortable attire underneath.
Tight leather pants, a revealing bra, and an exposed waist; large red marks on her wheat-colored skin, burns from the high-temperature airflow.
The pain and the destruction of her hair were not the reasons for her madness; what truly made her turn back was the pride in her heart.
'I merely glanced at you, and you dare to try and kill me! You damned bastard, I'll show you what the price is for messing with a Noxus!'
Logically speaking, a mage who has just cast such a powerful spell should be short of mana. Katarina's decision to advance instead of retreating was intended to seize this opportunity and turn this guy into her prey.
As everyone knows, once a mage is approached by an assassin, death is the only thing waiting for him.
And indeed, when Katarina got close enough to see the other person clearly, she found that the other person was still standing still.
'Heh! Didn't expect that, did you? I'm back again! Damn mage, prepare to die!'
Katarina's figure flashed and approached in an instant. When she was only a dozen meters away from Xu Xiao, she suddenly leaped into the air and began to spin rapidly.
She hurled the magical daggers she carried with incredible speed, like a raging storm!
Secret Technique: Death Lotus!!
By spinning at high speed, combined with Katarina's superb throwing skills, and wielding a special dagger that has a magic-dispelling effect, this move can be considered Katarina's trump card.
A storm of magical daggers flew towards every vital spot of the mage before her, all thanks to Katarina's masterful throwing skills, aiming to kill him in one strike.
Xu Xiao remained calm. As Katarina approached him, he recognized her by her sexy figure and bright red hair.
Katarina, the Sinister Blade, was also one of his favorite heroes.
The killing move he had prepared was dispelled, and Xu Xiao smiled slightly. "So it was you. In that case, I can't just kill you directly."
The magical runes on his body lit up rapidly, and a layer of dazzling Arcane magic instantly condensed in front of him, then transformed into a shield.
The daggers that flew towards the shield with their anti-magic properties deflected the moment they made contact with it, rendering their supposedly powerful anti-magic effects completely ineffective.
Then, Xu Xiao's hands glowed, and he clenched them together, instantly forming an elemental chain crackling with lightning. Under the cover of the shield, it flew towards the spinning figure.
In just two seconds, Katarina threw out all the hundreds of daggers she was carrying, then stopped spinning and immediately looked toward the figure.
'Not dead! How is that possible! The Demon-Slaying Dagger failed?'
'Oh no, this is bad!!'
Katarina's mind went blank when she saw the shimmering magical shield, and she immediately prepared to flee.
If she didn't even use her trump card, then her opponent this time might have already exceeded her expectations.
If a mage isn't killed by an assassin's close-range combo, then the mage can unleash a devastating combo that the assassin simply can't withstand.
However, before she could even flash, a chain of lightning was already in front of her, instantly wrapping around her body.
Sizzle~ Sizzle~
A blue-purple magical current instantly spread throughout her body, shattering several of the Rune equipment on Katarina's body used to defend against magic. High-energy currents pulsed across her body.
"Ahhhh!!"
Even Katarina, who had undergone various brutal training since childhood, screamed in agony immediately. The sensation of high-intensity electric shock is something no living being would want to experience.
In particular, although Xu Xiao limited the flashing lightning of these Arcane chains to a level that would not kill a person instantly, the spiritual power contained within them could still harm the Mind Stone of the person being targeted.
Without the protection of Rune equipment, Katarina truly endured this pain with her own body.
The physical pain, coupled with the sudden mental attack, left Katarina, who was still trying to escape with her magic dagger and spatial magic, completely helpless.
The two daggers slipped from his hands, and his entire body was tightly bound by Arcane chains as he fell heavily onto the muddy ground from mid-air.
Her face was covered in burnt, foul-smelling mud, and only one thought occupied Katarina's mind.
'It's over! I've been captured! I can't complete my mission!'
The shadow of mission failure terrified her more than death, until the mage landed before her.